O&S(meme) - rent inflation 2022 to 2023

Another aspect of the current cost of living crisis in rent inflation. This infographic shows a wide variation between the 13.7 & 13.5 for Edinburgh & London compared to the 4.3% increase for Belfast.
Various causes such as a lot of the buy-to-let landlords with only a few properties are going bust or selling up is one of the main ones. But lack of demand isn't one of them, despite the high rents !
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